DERIVATIVE REPRESENTATIONS (2.2 & 2.

4) NAME____________________________

1. Use the graph below to rank the value of each expression from smallest (1) to largest (5).

2
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
-2

-4

-6
x

f (28 + h) − f (28)
_____ f ′(4) _____ slope of f ( x ) at x = 22 _____ lim
h →0 h

f (20) − f (10)
_____ _____ slope of the tangent line at x = 14
20 − 10

2. Illustrate each expression on the graph below by sketching a line with the indicated slope.

3
T
2

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
d

A. Average rate of change of T (d ) between the 5th and 25th days.

B. Rate of change of T (d ) on the 15th day.

T (10)
C.
10
3. P represents the amount of carbon dioxide (ppm) in the atmosphere and t represents the year. Estimate
P′(1940) and give a practical interpretation.

370
Carbon Dioxide (ppm)

350

330

310

290

270

250
1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960
Year

4. The speed of a car in mph can be expressed in terms of the length of a skid mark in feet when the brakes are
applied. Use a difference quotient with h = 0.0001 to estimate S ′(20) and give a practical interpretation if
S ( L) = 2 5L .

5. L is the light output (millions of lumens) and t is the time after ignition (milliseconds) of a No. 22 light
bulb. Estimate L′(35) and give a practical interpretation.

Time after 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
ignition
Light output 0 0. 0. 2. 4. 3. 1. 0. 0.3 0. 0
2 5 6 2 0 7 7 5 2